and he's enforcing the law. >> ay-ay-ay. nearly 200 minors a day are being detained in the united states. many fleeing unsafe homes. many of them ripped from their parents. and steve bannon who says he speaks for the president's base says there's nothing to justify. joining our conversation now, heidi, national political reporter for nbc news. heidi, what are you picking up from your sources about the ripple effects? we made a list and it took us 1 1/2 seconds of the republicans who have spoken up. susan collins, ben sass, lindsey graham, orrin hatch, sort of, and speaker ryan. >> and lindsey graham was just again at the stakeout in the senate reemphasizing that at any time the president can stop this by picking up the phone. i'm also monitoring how this frankly is playing out on fox news and watching some of the anchors there repeatedly correct lawmakers who are coming on and calling this the law. i'm picking up actually a subtle hint of panic by some of these